约翰.丹佛(John Denver)火雨(Fire And Rain)简介
佚名 网络 Fire and rain
Just yesterday mornin' they let me know you were gone
Suzanne the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this mornin' and I wrote down this song
I just can't remember who to send it to
I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
but I always thought that I'd see you again
Won't you look down upon me Jesus,
you've gotta help me make a stand
You just got to see me through another day
My body's aching and my time is at hand
I won't make it any other way.
I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
but I always thought that I'd see you again
I've been walking my mind to an easy time
my back turned toward the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows
it'll turn your head around
Well there's hours of time on the telephone line
to talk about things to come
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground
I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
but I always thought that I'd see you one more time again
约翰·丹佛(John Denver)是美国老牌的乡村歌手,“乡村音乐的代名词”,其唱片曾获24次金唱片奖及4次白金唱片奖。在美国乡村音乐史上,其地位无人可敌。约翰·丹佛在1976年建立了Windstar 基金会,这是一个非盈利的环境教育和研究组织,为了世界的未来发展而贡献着。丹佛的音乐反映了作为一个以天下为己任的,一个为了提高所有人的生活质量——环境,社会和政治——而努力的人的良心。
丹佛出生在新墨西哥州的罗斯韦尔,他的原名叫小亨利-约翰-多伊村多夫,后以科罗拉多州府丹佛作为自己的艺名,并在那里定居。60年代中期他就在一个三人演唱小组中崭露头角,1969年,开始独唱演艺生涯,同年他创作的《乘喷气飞机离去》十分走红。不久,他个人的演唱专辑开始进入美国流行音乐排行榜。《乡村之路》、《安妮之歌》、《阳光照在我肩上》都是风行一时的名曲,销量数以百万计。其中《乡村之路》几乎成为西弗吉尼亚州的州歌,他有14张唱片获得金唱片奖,8张获得白金唱片奖。
1975年他获得美国乡村音乐协会最高奖。丹佛在世界各地都有歌迷,他说过:“音乐把人们带到一起,不管我们说什么语言、我们是什么肤色、我们持有什么样的政见,我们怎样表达爱和信仰,音乐证明:我们是同样的。”丹佛不但用歌喉迷倒了人们,他那灿烂的微笑和戴着金丝边眼镜的“雅皮”形象也深受人们的喜爱,他在不少电视剧和电影里扮演过角色。
丹佛的突然离世让无数美国人感到悲哀和遗憾,因为他的歌影响了美国好几代人,丹佛出名是在70年代,当时经历过越战、水门事件后的美国人正处在一种对生活玩世不恭、对未来感到渺茫的特殊时期,而丹佛歌唱高山、阳光、爱情,表达对大自然和生活的无比热爱及向往,他乐观向上、天真朴素的歌声和当时盛行的摇滚乐形成了强烈的对比,他使美国人在失落中感到了人生美好的一面。丹佛不仅热爱歌唱,也爱好飞行,师从曾是美国空军试飞员的父亲学习飞行技术。丹佛的亲人和朋友表示,丹佛在他热爱的蓝天、大海中离开人世多少让他们感到一丝安慰。